Our good friend Gia got a chance to get a few questions in with writer Peter Craig, the man who is behind the screenplay on Cowboy Bebop, the live-action flick that's being spearheaded by Keanu Reeves. Craig talks about how he was given the project, his feelings towards Cowboy Bebop, and the involvement of Sunrise.

The way he talks about his own works, and how it applies to Bebop, as well as how he described the elements of the show that were important makes me think that he's got a good head on his shoulders when it comes to this project. Quoth Craig:

I think I watched all of them consecutively one night until the sun came up - and by the end, I was obsessed with the show.  I loved how it mixed genres, how it blended noir, Jazz, Yakuza movies, Westerns, and so much else into a vision of the future that worked... Ultimately, I got the job because Erwin Stoff and Emma Watts had liked my work in the past -- and they saw that I was passionate about it.

I've always been cautiously optimistic about Hollywood projects on anime and manga, and this is one project I can't help but smile a bit whenever I hear more word about it. Go ahead and check out the rest of what Gia got with Craig. Does this change any of your opinions about the show?